The Dickinson press., 1887-04-02
THE oDlousNEss OF TROUSERS.

They Reveal Inequality of Wcaith-A
Plea for Knee Breechcs.
No article of clothing more distinctly re-
vcals the condition of u mans purse than the
trousers. Thu fraying at tho lower edge of
the leg, which is sure to come with much
wear, is generally taken Us a sign of very mar
row means, and the bagging at the knee,
which is also Inevitable, besides producing a
foundered appearance, like that of u horse
which is 'gonc" in the forelegs, is a sign that
a man has only one or two pairs. 1t is as-
sumed by tho world generally that nobody
would wear trousers basged at the knee, with
all the term applies, if ho could afford tho
number of changes necessary to prevent this
phenomenon. In fact, almost (he only
marked difference remaining i'll ON day he
tween tho clothes of n man of foriAne and
leisure and those of a toiler Of Moderate
means lies i'll the straishtness and smooth
ness Which mark the trousers legs of the
former. His wardrobe always contains a
great many pairs. At any theatre, too, the
makeup of a poor teacher or literary man, or
poor devil of any kind, includes invariably a
pair of baggy trousers.
And though last not least, the condition of
tho trousers i'll muddy weather is something
which it is painful to dwell on, the CONVEX
sion OF all inch ortwo of the bottom into a
wet and filthy band is only prevcntablc by
turning them up, and we all know how this
looks. An effort has recently been made to
meet tho struggles of men of few trousers to
escape the baGging ut the knee by an inven-
ZION OF n machine called "the trousers
stretcier," which is literally II metal rack Oh
winch offending trousers are stretched over
night, AMI the deformity etfaced by II power.
Jul tension i'll the direction of their length. Ii
may, therefore, be said that on the whole til,
Knee brceches We're the more democratic OF
tho two. They undergo no degeneration il
wear, except what comes from tho actual de
struction of the cloth. They reveal nothing
as to the condition of n mans wardrobe unit
they reach their last stage. They AWAY:
look neat and tidy, and do not como in con
tact with the mud, leaving that to he Ell
countered by u boot or stocking which ca,
be readily changed. But they are in sumnmc,
a hot garment, owing to their fitting S,
closely around the knee-a defect, however
which is perhaps compensated by the posi-
bility, without damage to appearance, o
making them very loose.
They are, too, now making u gallant effor
to regain their old supremacy and GUST tn,
trousers. They lave mudo conquests of mos
of tho sporting men and athletes, and hay,
made considerable gains in the continental
armies. The Turks, who abandoned then
under Mahmoud, the rcformcr, for tho (ol
them hileoust% trousers, have gone bacl, to til
brceches. Some faint attempts have bee
made to introduce them again into evenin
dress, but these have failed, owing in part I
the light and frivolous character of those VIII
have made them. If undertaken in n seriou
spirit by my of the crowned heads, or b
great warriors and statesmen, or in this coul
try by great railroad men or stock operator
the enterprise would probably slcceed.-Ne,
York Post.